(a) Australia includes other territories.(b) Based on 2001 census data. From 2002, figures are low series projections.(c) Includes country of birth not stated.(d) Prior to 1996 data was based on the ASCCSS classification and grouped United Kingdom and Ireland together.(e) Prior to 1996 data was based on the ASCCSS classification and grouped the former USSR with Europe.(f) Prior to 1996 data was based on the ASCCSS classification and did not include central Asia.(g) Year of occurrence basis.(h) Total settler arrivals includes special eligibility and non-program migration in addition to family, skilled and humanitarian migration.

Reference periods: Data for indicators 1-17 and 29-35 are at 30 June. Data for indicators 18-28 are for the financial year ending 30 June.

POPULATION: STATE SUMMARY

COMPOSITION

Units

Years

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.

NT

ACT

Aust.(a)

1

Total population

'000

2004p

6,731

4,973

3,882

1,534

1,982

482

200

324

20,111

2

Male population

'000

2004p

3,347

2,453

1,938

760

992

238

105

160

9,995

3

Female population

'000

2004p

3,385

2,520

1,944

774

990

244

95

164

10,117

4

Indigenous population(b)

'000

2004

141.5

29.7

134.0

27.1

69.7

18.1

59.5

4.2

484.0

5

Born overseas(c)(d)

%

2001

24.8

24.6

18.0

21.2

28.5

r10.8

r16.1

r22.9

23.1

6

Born in United Kingdom(c)

%

2001

r4.6

r4.7

r5.3

r8.9

r11.6

r5.0

r3.9

r5.8

r5.8

7

Born in Europe(c)

%

2001

r10.7

13.7

r8.7

16.0

r17.4

r7.7

r7.4

r12.4

12.0

8

Born in East, Central or Southern Asia(c)

%

2001

r7.4

6.3

2.9

2.9

5.4

1.1

r4.4

5.8

5.5

9

Population living in capital cities

%

2004p

62.9

72.4

45.7

73.3

73.5

41.9

54.8

99.9

63.8

10

Population aged 0-14 years

%

2004p

19.7

19.3

20.6

18.6

20.2

20.1

25.3

19.5

19.8

11

Population aged 15-64

%

2004p

66.8

67.4

67.5

66.3

68.2

65.6

70.3

71.2

67.3

12

Population aged 65 and over

%

2004p

13.5

13.3

12.0

15.0

11.6

14.3

4.4

9.3

13.0

13

Population aged 80 and over

%

2004p

3.6

3.5

3.0

4.2

2.9

3.7

0.7

2.3

3.4

14

Median age of total population

years

2004p

36.6

36.5

35.7

38.5

35.8

38.4

30.6

34.1

36.4

15

Median age of Indigenous population(b)(e)

years

2004

20.4

21.3

20.3

21.2

21.0

20.0

22.4

20.8

20.8

16

Sex ratio of population aged 0-64

ratio

2004p

102.1

100.5

101.8

102.1

102.8

100.5

110.8

99.8

101.7

17

Sex ratio of population aged 65 and over

ratio

2004p

80.3

79.1

85.2

78.0

82.8

81.0

114.7

80.6

81.0

POPULATION GROWTH

Units

Years

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.

NT

ACT

Aust.

18

Total population growth

'000

2003-04p

49.2

61.4

81.0

7.9

32.3

4.8

1.4

0.7

238.7

19

Births

'000

2003-04p

87.0

62.3

48.8

17.5

25.2

5.8

3.7

4.2

254.6

20

Deaths

'000

2003-04p

46.6

33.2

24.2

11.8

11.4

4.0

0.9

1.4

133.6

21

Natural increase

'000

2003-04p

40.4

29.1

24.6

5.7

13.8

1.7

2.9

2.8

121.0

22

Net overseas migration

'000

2003-04p

39.3

34.6

19.7

5.5

17.1

0.6

0.6

0.2

117.6

23

Net interstate migration

'000

2003-04p

-30.4

-2.3

36.7

-3.2

1.3

2.5

-2.1

-2.4

. .

24

Population growth rate

%

2003-04p

0.7

1.3

2.1

0.5

1.6

1.0

0.7

0.2

1.2

25

Net interstate migration rate

%

2003-04p

-0.5

-

1.0

-0.2

0.1

0.5

-1.1

-0.7

. .

PROJECTIONS - SERIES B

Units

Years

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.

NT

ACT

Aust.

26

Total population

'000

2051

8,356

6,200

6,430

1,476

2,875

387

307

390

26,422

27

Population aged 0-14 years

%

2051

14.2

13.6

14.3

12.9

14.1

13.3

20.4

14.3

14.0

28

Population aged 15-64

%

2051

59.0

59.1

58.9

55.9

59.1

52.9

67.5

62.2

58.9

29

Population aged 65 and over

%

2051

26.9

27.3

26.8

31.1

26.9

33.8

12.1

23.5

27.1

30

Population aged 80 and over

%

2051

10.2

10.7

10.0

13.0

10.4

14.1

2.9

9.2

10.4

31

Median age of total population

years

2051

46.7

46.9

46.8

50.0

46.8

52.4

35.8

43.5

46.8

32

Population living in capital cities

%

2051

67.6

77.3

46.9

76.9

77.8

45.5

64.9

n.a.

66.6

(a) Includes other territories.(b) Based on 2001 census data. From 2002, figures are low series projections.(c) State and territory data only available in census years.(d)Includes country of birth not stated.(e) Population projections.

Reference periods: Data for indicators 1-17 and 26-32 are at 30 June.
Data for indicators 18-26 are for the financial year ending 30 June.

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